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Episode 144: Sibling Abuse Series: Healing Beyond the Family Secret

August 11, 2026

Author Heidi Kirby joins Dr. Amy Meyers to share her deeply personal story of surviving sibling abuse, growing up in a family shaped by silence, fear and painful family dynamics. In this powerful conversation, Heidi discusses the long road to healing, learning to release shame, forgiving herself when apologies never came and reclaiming her voice after years of childhood trauma.Together, they explore sibling abuse, family trauma, resilience, forgiveness, healing from childhood abuse and why so...

Episode 143: The Two Ways We Lose Ourselves in Relationships - and How We Reclaim Them

July 28, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Meyers explores two deeply human patterns that quietly shape our relationships: Conforming to others in order to gain approval, and trying to change the people around us in order to feel more secure.While both strategies can feel like attempts to create stability, they often lead to the opposite - disconnection from ourselves, resentment in relationships, and a loss of clarity about what we actually want.Through clinical reflection and personal insight, this episode exami...

Episode 142: On Shame

July 14, 2026

Connie Palmer, LCSW offers a powerful conversation about shame - what it is, how it differs from guilt, and why it can become such a deeply rooted emotional experience.She distinguishes between the feeling that “I am bad" to "I did something bad,” exploring how shame shapes identity, relationships, self-worth, and mental health. The conversation examines how shame operates beneath the surface, why it can be so difficult to release, and how many people carry toxic shame without even ...